Manchin Dances Around Criticizing Blankenship In Pair Of Interviews

GOP voters in IN, meanwhile, chose wealthy businessman Mike Braun over two sitting congressmen to lead the party's charge against a vulnerable Democratic senator in the fall. Trump's political advisers view the event as a way to project party unity following a bruising primary. Among the almost four in 10 who say Trump will be extremely important to their vote this fall, 51% say they would rather support a candidate who opposes the President, while 46% prefer a candidate who supports Trump.

Trump was certain to hail the return of three Americans who had been held captive in North Korea.

Blankenship predicts he cannot only win the primary but also defeat incumbent Democratic U.S. Joe Manchin in November "without the support of the establishment".

The Senate GOP is hoping to defend a 51-49 majority during 2018 midterm elections.

But hypocrisy trails those who fashion their political careers after the President.

Given the centrality of the Trump administration in the primaries, as well as public contentment with the direction of the country, running purely on opposition to President Trump is not enough. Before his 2012 election, the senator represented a House district that included Elkhart. In January, 52% said they would be more likely to vote for a congressional candidate who opposes Trump, while 41% said they'd be more likely to back someone who supports him.

North Carolina Republicans weighed in on Republican Rep. Robert Pittenger, who faced a primary challenger who nearly upset him two years ago.

"We still have a lot of work to do this year".

He said his November campaign will be about "bringing people together who care about making life better for Americans who work hard for a paycheck". And last Saturday, Trump was in OH, long the key electoral piece for any GOP presidential hopeful.

"As of today, all options are on the table", Mr. Thomas said, adding that Mr. Blankenship also does not want Democratic Sen.

Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown says he is not surprised or anxious about the lower Democratic voter turnout during yesterday's primary election.

"I haven't really thought about what I'm going to do tomorrow", he continued. "He'll deliver the negative messages, they can deliver the positive".

Joe Manchin III said on "Your World" that former coal baron Don Blankenship was the "only truly conservative Republican" candidate in Tuesday's primary race. "And look, Donald Trump has an 84 percent approval rating in West Virginia among Republicans, and that hurt".

This prediction seemed reinforced by a large number of Republican resignations and intents not to seek reelection, including that of Speaker Paul Ryan; and a number of special elections which did not go the way of the president and his party.

"Thank you, West Virginia", Morrisey said on Twitter late Tuesday. "There was only one conservative West Virginia Republican in that race and he was Don Blankenship".

"I'm off of probation at midnight", Blankenship, who was serving out a sentence for the UBB-related misdemeanor.

Greg Pence, a 61-year-old Marine veteran and mall owner, will face off against Democrat Jeannine Lake in the heavily Republican 6th District this November.

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Trump made an 11th-hour appeal to West Virginia voters to block Blankenship from winning the party's nomination.

"I don't know, I can't say, I haven't heard that before", Manchin said in a meandering answer. "There was tremendous enthusiasm".

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